Word of the Day
galvanize (verb)
- to shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
e.g. The President's passionate speech galvanized all the members into action.
Speakers who used the WOTD:
Atiqah: "I hope this will galvanize everyone to have kinder and deeper conversations." ☑️
Rina: "I would like to galvanize all of you to reach for your dreams." ☑️
Samantha: "I would like to galvanize the attention of your content."
(Note: we use "galvanize" with someone, not something)
Brickbats
Pronunciation
productivity [proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee] (stress is on the third syllable, not second)
conformist [kuhn -fawr-mist]
finances [fi-nans-is]
develop [dih-vel-uph]
resilience [ri-zil-ee-uhns] (the "s" is pronounced as a "z" sound)
reflect [ri-flekt]
opportunity [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]
Vocabulary
1. nice to meet you guys => nice to meet you fellow Toastmasters and friends
2. Toastmaster club => Toastmasters club
3. bullshit => nonsense, baloney, balderdash, hogwash, hooey, moonshine
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bullshit?s=t
4. After hearing your this speech => After listening to your speech
5. I am a diabetes patient => I am a diabetic patient
6. I go further on to => I go on to
7. When I did my NZ camper trip => When I went on my NZ camper trip
8. I have made many projects => I have completed / embarked on many projects
9. during this time we're living on => during this time we're living in
10. don't have to agree with every advice => don't have to agree with every piece of advice
11. need to tahan => need to endure / bear with it
12. Ms Joanne Wang => Toastmaster Joanne Wang
Mr Tracy => Competent Communicator Tracy etc (use the correct TM title)
13. surfacing that group of people => highlighting that group of people
14. She's very passionate with her life => She's very passionate about life
Grammar
1. He has motivate me to do well in life. ✖️
He has motivated me to do well in life. ✔️
2. We are all foster relationships. ✖️
We are all fostering relationships. ✔️
3. the three words that describe your future is ✖️
the three words that describe your future are ✔️
Sentence Structure
1. Singapore my motherland I'm proud of ✖️
I'm proud of my motherland Singapore. ✔️
2. I haven't belong to Toastmasters club yet. / I'm not belong to any Toastmasters club yet. ✖️
I do not belong to any Toastmasters club. ✔️
3. I started this on last year. ✖️
I started on this last year. ✔️
4. this EQ speech as well ✖️
this speech on Emotional Quotient ✔️
5. The Pathway has made me to one what I am today. ✖️
The Pathway has helped me to become what I am today. ✔️
6. what potential problems may there be ✖️
what potential problems there may be ✔️
7. I am always control my feelings and actions. ✖️
I am always in control of my feelings and actions. ✔️
Bouquets
Contrast
1. Less is more
2. Small talk vs deeper conversation
3. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
4. perspective of the bad to appreciate the good
5. go through the hard times so you will enjoy the good times
Alliteration
1. funds, food, fun
2. effective and efficient
3. position, point
4. practice makes progress
Repetition
1. Be present, be in the moment
Metaphor
Our mouths should have three gatekeepers:
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
(note: gatekeeper = person who controls access to something, e.g. bouncer)
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